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Ever wonder why wasps are more numerous and active during the summer? It's because their bodies absorb sunlight and convert it into <a href="http://www.inhabitat.com/energy">energy</a>. With this fact in mind, Israeli and UK scientists have begun studying hornets and wasps (namely the <a href="http://blogs.plos.org/retort/2010/12/07/photoelectric-wasps/">Oriental Hornet</a>) to see whether new <a href="http://www.inhabitat.com/energy">solar cells</a> could take a bit of inspiration from nature's design....<br><br><a href='http://inhabitat.com/wasps-exoskeleton-inspires-organic-solar-cells/'>READ ARTICLE</a>

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Ever wonder why wasps are more numerous and active during the summer? It's because their bodies absorb sunlight and convert it into <a href="http://www.inhabitat.com/energy">energy</a>. With this fact in mind, Israeli and UK scientists have begun studying hornets and wasps (namely the <a href="http://blogs.plos.org/retort/2010/12/07/photoelectric-wasps/">Oriental Hornet</a>) to see whether new <a href="http://www.inhabitat.com/energy">solar cells</a> could take a bit of inspiration from nature's design....<br><br><a href='http://inhabitat.com/wasps-exoskeleton-inspires-organic-solar-cells/'>READ ARTICLE</a>

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Ever wonder why wasps are more numerous and active during the summer? It's because their bodies absorb sunlight and convert it into energy. With this fact in mind, Israeli and UK scientists have begun studying hornets and wasps (namely the Oriental Hornet) to see whether new solar cells could take a bit of inspiration from nature's design....